Grain stooking machine



Oct. 27, 1931.

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W. TORANCE GRAIN STOOKING MACHINE Filed May 1'7, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 27, 1.931. w. TORANCE GRAIN STOOKING MACHINE Filed May 1'7,A 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Oct. 27, "1931. w. TORANCE GRAINv sTooKIN'G MACHINE 'Filed May 17. 1929 .4 Sheets-Sheet 4 come from the binder, forming them intov y Patented Oct. 27, 1931 WILLIAM ronancafor CALGARY, ALBERTMCANADA GRAIN sr'ooxrne iimcmnny App11cation-- fued may 17,

My invention relates to stooking machines and is attached to a binder, andfhas for itsy obJect thereceiving ofthe sheaves as they stooks and setting the stocks in rows.

' frame 1. l through Aits arms4 tothe endof the main.

I more particularly describemy invention by the illustrations vin the accompanying drawings, in which v F igurev 1 is a side view ofthe machine showing in dotted lines the vposition of the basket when unloading. f n

. Figure 2is a plan View of the machine. f Figure 37i's` a rear viewv of the machine.

Figure 4 is a part view of the basket show-r ing the device for o'penin'gthev doors.

lliligurey is a detail of thecc'rank mechanism, pivot barl and sub-frame used inn connection with operation ofthe basket.v f r l Similar figures refer to similar parts throughout the-various views.

v1 is the main 'frame of the machine composed of several parts', suitably bra ced,.to sup# Vport the machine. 2 is the ldrivingrwheel which is suitablyv journalled on the Vmain` A castor wheel 3 is attached Yframe 1.v The opposite side of the'main frame is attached by twol arms 5 and 6 to the binder. A sub-frame 7 issupported by rollers 8 which arel attached to the main frame by brackets 9.

Supported on the sub-frame 7 is the basket 10f'b'v means of a U--shaped pivoted bary 11,l

which is pivoted in bearings 12 atta'ched'to ends of sub-frame. TheV outer'en'ds of the' U-shaped bar V11 are'pivoted on either side to the basket framel. AiiXed -to one sideof the basketfr'ameis a cog wheel 14C which operates on the pivot connecting U-shaped f 'bar 11-to'th`e basket frame.. The cog wheel 14 engages with a rack lwhich-is pivoted` at its lower end to"y the sub-frame `7 by a` bracket 16,Y and is guided in its movement meansof bracket 17 supportinga guide' wheel 18Which runs on the back of the rrack 15.

A sprocket wheel 19/is |iournalled on a shaft 20 which is attached by bearings to -mainl Y frame.- and is driven by means: of a chain drive 21 Vengaging; with sprocket gear' 22 whichV 1s affixed to shaft: 28 Iof vdriving ywheel' 2. A1

clutch 24 is atlixedA to shaft 2O and engages 1929. serial No.,363,322.`

as above' described.

as shown in dotted lines, by the mechanism i As shaft 2O revolves, the pivot bar' isf` swung in an arc', carrying basket 10l with it. .the basket*being-turnedtoian upright pos?` tion' by means ofthe movement of the cog Wheel 14 on the'racki15,k and in this position `the stook is devpositedron the ground.

` Attrip 'arm' 28 attached to'main frame engagesV with axblock 29 attached to sub-` frame 7. This trip arm is'trippedby means` yo f a roller '30 attached to end 'of bar 31 which y is'p'ivoted on arm 32. The arm 32 is pivoted on bracket 16 and is operated through rod 33 to which it is attached'at one end. the said rod '33 kbeing pivoted to rod 11. f The lowerv end of arm V32V is pivoted to one end of rod 34, while the otherl end of rod '34, which has a slot 35,V slides on apin 36 attached to main frainelJ thus" allowing a freemovement ofl arm 32'without any undue movement of the f, main frame. y

n'In the movement of the basket toits upright position, in which positionthe stook is placed on the ground,'the arm 32 is drawn back. thus operating the roller 30. The length of the bar 31 is figured soas to allow the roller 30 to releasetriparm 28 jas basket A vreaches its unloading position,'thus allow-v 9/y ing the 'basketand sub-frame to kremain in their relative positions while a slight forward movement takesfplace in the main frame before the basket starts back to its normal loading position which allows timefforfthe'v doors'to open:- 4

v 2.6 makes one"`complete f and continuous revolution duringtheoperation of the basketl' andwhen itis at 'its' lowest. y

position. as shown by dottedlines in`]"ig ;urel v1, the'basket is in the unloading position, and y .t s Y on the completion of the revolution of the crank arm, the basket is brought back to its loading position and the sub-frame 7 is re turned to its forward or normal position by the release of the roller 30 through the movement of arm 32, thus allowing trip arm 28 to fall back and engage with block 29.

The basket 10 has tapered sides and is open at both ends, having a number of ribs 37 running longitudinally on the outside, and ribs 38 inside, with broken joints where they meet the doors, encircling the circumference. The basket is supported by the frame 13 which has a small bracket 39 attached to the side on which the conveyor operates, the end of said bracket being attached to pivot bar 11. This connection is so placed as to give more clearance to the conveyor.

On one side of the basket are three doors 40, 41 and 42. Doors 40 and 42 are hinged to basket frame 13 while door 41 is hinged to door 42. Doors 40 and 42 are swung outwards, while door 41 which is hinged to door Y 42 swings inward.

The doors 40 and 41 are opened by a combination of levers which work automatically when ythe basket reaches its unloading posif tion, and close again when the basket resumes its normal position for loading.

When the basket has reached its unloadingv position, a shoe 43, by striking Ythe ground.

operates trip 44 which is pivotedl at one endV of frame 13. the other end being connected to bracket arm 45 which is attached to top of door 42. A lua 46. is fastened to trip 44 through which it is connected by rod 47 to shoe 43. The door 42 is. opened bv the spring 48 which is attached at one end to bracket arm 45. the other end of which is connectedV to bracket plate 49 which is attached to partof the cable frame 50. The door 40 is connected to door 42 by .rod 51 through a short arm connection 52 to which itis pivoted.

Door 41 is opened through lever arrangement consisting of arm 53 attached to the door, the said arm 53 being pivoted to the lever arm l54 throught rod connection 55.

The centre of lever arm 54 is pivoted to door Y 42 by means of a plate 56. The other end of lever arm 54 is pivoted to rod 57 which forms connection to frame 13.

A cable frame is pivoted to basket frame 13 near its top and is composed of two mem-V bers 50 vand 58 which are pivoted at right angles to one another, the member 58 being pivoted to main frame 1 of the machine.

A series of cables 59 attached at one end tothe free side of door 41 runs around a portion of the inner circumference of theV basket 10 and on to pulley 60 attached Vto gate 61 which is pivoted to basket frame 13. This gate closes an open-ing left in the side of the basket 10 through'which the sheaves are fed into` the basket, andV is closed by the tension-of the cables 59 as theyare tightened.

' and then on to pulley 64 attached to cable frame 50 near the point where said cable frame is pivoted to basket frame 13, and continues along cable frame to pulley 65 which is pivoted at the joint of the two membersof the cable frame 50 and 58, from whence it passes on and is fastened to drum 66.

The cables 59 are adjustable for position on door 41 and gate 61, and also adjustable for length in relation to one another, according to length of grain being stocked and the taper of the stook, thus if a wider base is required for the stook, the upper cables are drawn tighter than the lower ones.

The drum 66 is j ournalled on drum shaft 67, the said drum shaft being journalled in brackets attached to main frame 1, and is driven by a sprocket 68 attached to one end of same, said sprocket 68 being connected to sprocket 69 which is attached to main shaft 23 of drive wheel 2, and driven by chain drive 70. On either side of drum 66 are cone shaped clutches 71 and 72. The said clutches are keyed to shaft 67 withr clutch 71 being free to move along' the shaft by means of lever arrangement 7 3. On the far end of shaft 67 is a bevel gear 74 which engages the bevel gear 75 attached to cross shaft 76, said cross shaft being journalled on brackets at` tached to main frame 1.

A clutch 77 is mounted on shaft 7 6 which drives sprocket 7 8 mounted loosely on shaft 76. The conveyor shaft 79 which is mounted on part of conveyor frame 80 is driven by means of a sprocket 81 through chain drive 82 engaging with sprocket 78. A. conveyor consisting of two sections of frame 80 and 83 which are joined and pivoted Vabout the centre by shaft 84. The lower end of the conveyor is support-ed by brackets 85 fas tened to main frame. A shaft 86 is mounted on lower end of conveyor frame and has loosely attached thereto a number of sprockets 87 whichv are engaged through chain drive- 88 to sprockets 89 which are loosely mounted on shaft V84. Sprockets 90 are attached'to sprockets V89 and are driven-through chain' drive 91 by means of sprockets 92 which are attached to conveyor drive shaft 79, said sprockets 92 varying in size suiiiciently to' turn sheaves parallel to side of'basket 10 as they reach that point. The top end of conveyor is supported by arms 93 running from drive shaft 79 of conveyor to a point 94 in line with drive shaft 76, and are of sufficient f length to allow of the conveyor feeding into basket. Y 1

.The centre 'of conveyor is supported by bars 94 which are attached to shafts 95 having short arms 96 and 97 at either end and wenn at about rightangles to one another.; Shafts are' supportedby rl'iracketsfrom'V frame l1v andarey connected together-,ati pivot point.

of ar'mgQf by afbar 98.]Which'is.'connectedto- U-shaped bar .r11 by-ban99 in such a manner aste allow conveyor' tofdropv during the kfirst partoftraveloffthe pivot .bar 1?'1, and'f'the conveyor is raised through thelatter partv of the travel offsai'd pivot barll. 5 l v i discharge position,v the conveyor is Withf drawn and brought to its folding position. y The Whole'operation is performed autoinatif cally.

7 8 one revolution as each sheaf is bound and thus moving yconveyor a certain distance. Rods 101 and 102 are connected to' a foot pedal or lever near drivers seat, in such a manner that the clutches .77 and 71 are enl tion bywclutches 71 and 7 2 engagingA and driv-y ing cable drum 66, thus forming the Stock and holding it in the basket While Abeing set and automatically adjusting itself to varying gaged by one movement of said foot pedal or lever, and causing continuous-travel of conveyor While clutches are so engaged. rThe cables 59 are. tightened durinO' this o eraalso pivoted at itsl cent-re to the main frame 1, the said rod 104 being connected to trip 25 of clutch 24, and through this action, basket is brought to its discharging position and then returned to the loading position.

A bottom 105 having sides of a certain depth, is fastened tomain frame 1 in such a position that it serves as a bottom to the basket 10 when in the loading position, to

form the base of the stock as it is being builtup in the basket, and is 'braced'andheld in position by braces 106 attached to main frame 1'. The sides of the bottom are to allow of the stock being formed below the bottom'of the ubasket, sothat when stook is set upon ground,

the basket remains clear.

lVhat I claim is: f Y1. In a stooker, a tiltable member for forming the stook andrdepositing it and having .-a sheaf entrance and closure therefor and a sling member gathering the sheaves 1n its I loop and drawing" the closure to its shut. po-

sition on the completion ofthe stook;

2. In a stocker, a tiltable basketl having a frame formedwith doors in the side thereof 3.: In a stocker, a; tiltabley basketv having `ntieiitglasto'okbasket having a `pivotal yoke support from said `subframe` meansjengag f Rod 100 runstol clutch 77 which drives sprocket 78 and is connected to binding. mechanism of binder, thus turning sprocket `pause 'in depositingthe stook.

pause in rdepositing the vstook.4

and slings for closing said. doors and. for;

gathering `the sheaves jin their loops: and,Y

meansifor tilting the basket on the comple-V tionfolf the ormationof the. stook.

swinging-and folding doors yin the sidewall, cables `forming` loops Vfor gatheringk the sheaves. Within vthe basket, conveying means vfor delivering the sheaves, to the loopslhalv-` ingv ai gate ,closure operatively ,connected toy saidcables and means for stopping and start-y said conveying rneansi` y f y 4 I f astookenamain frame and run-ningv gear,y a. sub-framer having a limited moveing .saidyoke oriinverting and returning said basket and` articulated rod i gear-connecting said main frame and said yoke-through said subfframe andinsuring the self-adjustability ofthe parts during the temporary v, y5v. In a stocker7 amain frame and running gear, a subframehaving a limited move-v ment, astookbasket having ya .pivotal yoke support from saidsub-frame, means engaging said yoke forAv inverting and returning. sai d ,basket-y and articulated rod gear havingl an anchoring slotted Avrod forming a slip joint to the main. ramea rockerarm secured to y the -srb-frame and yconnecting rod secured krto the'yoke'.

6.l In a stocker, amain frame, and running gear, av sub-frame having a limited move-' ment, a ,stock basket having a, pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, means engaging said yoke vfor, inverting'and returning va stopv lug fromhthesub-frame andl liftable therefrom. 7,'.

7, In a stocker, a main-framefa-nd running Y gear,` a sub-frame suspended vfrom the main frame .by hangers Vforming bearings for rollers, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frameQmeans engaging 'said vyoke for inverting and returning said. basketvand articulated rod' gearconneotingsaid main, frame' andisaid yoke. through said sub-*frame and insuring thesel-adjustability ofthe parts duringfthe temporary.

8. In' astooker, a main frame .andrnnning gear, aUsiib-frame having a limited AInove-VY ment, Aa `stock basket having arvpivotal yoke support from said sub-fram e a ,toothed rack pivotally supported froinsaidA sub-frame, anr operating` gear' Wheelfjournalled 4fronrthe end of'said yoke and coactingfvvith said'rack vsaid basket, and articulated irodgearhavingf f `a 'connecting rodl to the. yoke, an anchoring land gearedtheretoaa crank .mechanism operated xfrom'the running gear and'operatlvey 1y connected to said yoke, and articulated rod gear connecting said main frame and said yoke through said sub-frame.

v9. In a stooker, a main frame and runningl gear, a dish shaped basket bottom standing upright towards one end of said frame, a stook basket pivotally supported and having a` sheaf entrance and closures and litting'to said bottom in its leading position, a conveyer leading to said entrance and having a barrier at the end thereof and means for inverting said basket away from said bottom and coincidently closing the barrier and closures and for returningr it to said bottom and opening the closuresand barriers and restarting the loading. j j

10. In a stooker, a tiltable basket having a sheaf entrance and a plurality, of folding hinged doors secured to the basketand to one another, articulated levers connected with said doors for opening and closing the same, a sboe secured to said basket and adapted to operate said levers oncontact with the ground,a hinged gate closing a conveyer passage to a Wall opening, looped cables receiving the sheaves and operatively connectedv to said doors, a main frame'and a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect `to the main frame.

11. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having a feed opening in the side Wall and discharge openings, a gate closing vthe Way to the feed opening, looped cables receiving the sheaves` andl operatively connected with said gate, means for operating said doors automatically on the deposit of the stock, a conveyer rel movable from thev feed opening on the completion of the stook, `a main frame and a subframe supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame.

yl2. In a stooker, a tiltable basket having a frame, a main frame. a sub-,frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame, and looped cablesreceiving the sheaves, a cable frame having one section pivoted to the main frame and the other section pivoted to the basket frame, and pulleys secured to said frame and to the basket frame and extending said cables into said basket and into operating relationship with closures.

A13. In a stooker, a tiltable stook basket, a main frame, a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame,`a conveyerin pivotally joined sections, means for raising and lowering the inner one of said sections, means for gathering the bundles toV form the stook, a main driving shaft, clutches operatively connecting the driving mechanism, and operating rods connected to a pedal for bringing the aforesaid means coincidently into land out of action. y f,

14. In a stooker, a conveyingy mechanism, a basket and bundle, gathering means therein, a main shaft and operating mechanism, a main frame having longitudinal and transcidently in the carrying out of their functions.

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